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LAMINATED FILM AND PROCESS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a laminated film, and
in particular, to a laminated film which is useful as
industrial materials as well as magnetic material, and can
be produced with high productivity, in which a resin layer
having excellent heat resistance is directly provided on a
thermoplastic resin film without employing any adhesive
layer.
2. Description of the Related Art
Conventionally, thermoplastic films such as polyesters
and polyolefins have been used for various industrial
materials including magnetic recording materials, electric
insulation materials, materials for capacitors, packaging
materials, photographic and graphic materials and heat
transfer materials. They are useful due to their
transparency, mechanical characteristics and electric
characteristics.
On the other hand, films represented by aromatic
polyamides have such characteristics as high heat
resistance, dimensional stability, mechanical strength and
non-combustibility, and have been used for high density
magnetic recording media and flexible printed substrates and
the like. Also a laminate comprising a thermoplastic film
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coated (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-97638),
or laminated (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-
164244) with a heat resisting polymer layer are known.
The thermoplastic films have some thermal drawbacks
since they soften or melt by heat, or burn easily, while
films having high heat resistance such as aromatic
polyamides have low productivity since they are usually
produced by the solvent casting method. This makes these
films very expensive, and their uses have been limited
accordingly.
In order to compensate for these drawbacks, laminated
films produced by laminating or coating have been proposed.
However, such laminated.films have been adhered by an
adhesive layer at the interface, adding an adhesive
composition to the heat resisting resin layer in order to
improve adhesion, or by carrying out thermocompression
bonding at a temperature of 200°C or higher. However, the
produced laminates had such problems as insufficient
adhesion, inhibition of the functions originally possessed
by the heat resisting resin due to the presence of the other
components added to the heat resisting resin, or inhibition
of flatness of the thermoplastic film caused by the inserted
adhesive layer which was exposed to high temperature. When
the thermoplastic film is subjected to crystalline
orientation, the adhesion at the interface has been even
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worse. In addition to that, additional processing such as
coating on the film or laminating allows adhesion of dust,
or mixing of bubbles. Therefore, a product having a highly
flat surface has been difficult to obtain.
According to the present invention, a laminated film
can be made free from these defects. The product has high
flatness and high adhesion between the thermoplastic film
and the heat resisting resin layer without substantially
providing any adhesive layer between them.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The laminated film according to the present invention
has a layer containing a heat resisting resin which is
soluble in a dipolar aprotic solvent as a main component.
It is laminated on at least one surface of a biaxially
oriented thermoplastic film. The biaxially oriented
thermoplastic film and the heat resisting resin layer are
directly adhered to each other.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The thermoplastic film in the laminated film according
to the present invention is a film which can be melt-
extruded and subjected to crystalline orientation by biaxial
orientation. Examples thereof include polyester, polyolefin,
polyamide, and polyphenyl sulphide films. Polyester films
are particularly preferable due to their transparency,
dimensional stability, mechanical characteristics, and
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adhesion to the heat resisting resin layer which is used for
lamination according to the present invention. Preferable
polyesters are not particularly limited; however, examples
include polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene
naphthalate, polypropylene terephthalate, polybutylene
terephthalate and polypropylene naphthalate and the like.
Two or more kinds of these polyesters can be used in
admixture. These can be copolymerized with another
dicarboxylic acid component or diol component and used.
However, in such a case, the crystallinity of the film after
crystalline orientation is completed is preferably 25 ~ or
more, more preferably 30 $ or more, further preferably 35 ~
or more. The upper limit of crystallinity is not
particularly limited; however, it is usually difficult to
obtain a polyester film having a crystallinity of 60g or
higher. It can be a laminated film comprising two or more
laminations including a surface layer and lower laminations.
Examples include a laminated film having a lower lamination
substantially free from particles and a surface layer
containing particles. It can be a laminated film comprising
a lower lamination containing crude particles and a surface
layer containing finely divided particles. It can be a
laminated film comprising a lower lamination containing fine
bubbles and a surface layer that is substantially free from
bubbles and the like. In those laminated films, the lower
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lamination and the surface layer can be made of the same
kind of polymers or different kinds of polymers. When the
crystallinity of the polymer is less than 25 ~, the
resulting laminate tends to show insufficient dimensional
stability and insufficient mechanical strength. When the
above-mentioned polyesters are employed, the intrinsic
viscosity thereof (measured in o-chlorophenol at 25°C) is
preferably 0.4 - 1.2 dl/g, more preferably 0.5 - 0.8 dl/g.
The thermoplastic film according to the present invention is
preferably subjected to biaxial orientation so that a heat
resisting resin layer is provided on the film. The term
"biaxially oriented" means a thermoplastic film that is
unstretched, meaning that its crystalline orientation has
not yet been completed. It may be stretched in the
longitudinal and lateral directions to around 2.5 - 5.0
times, and subjected to heat treatment to complete
crystalline orientation, showing a biaxial orientation
pattern by wide-angle X-ray diffraction. When the
thermoplastic film is not biax,ially oriented, the
dimensional stability of the laminated film, particularly
under high temperature and high humidity conditions, becomes
insufficient, its mechanical strength becomes inferior and
its flatness becomes worse.
The laminated film of the present invention has a form
in which a heat resisting resin layer is the main component,
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and is soluble in a dipolar aprotic solvent. ,It is
laminated on at least one surface of a biaxially oriented
thermoplastic film base material.
Examples of the dipolar aprotic solvents include N-
methyl-2-pyrolidone, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetoamide,
dimethylsulphoxide and the like. According to the present
invention, it is very important that the resin is dissolved
in such a dipolar aprotic solvent, for the adhesion with the
thermoplastic film. In the absence of such a solvent, the
desired interfacial adhesion is not obtained.
The heat resisting resin is preferably a resin having a
glass transition point of not less than about 170°C and/or
having no melting point or no decomposition point of not
more than about 300°C. The heat resisting resin to be
selected are not particularly limited, provided they satisfy
the above-mentioned requirements. However, examples include
aromatic polyamide type resins, aromatic polyimide type
resins and precursors thereof, polyamideimide type resins,
polyether sulphone type resins, polyether imide type resins,
polybenzimidazole and precursors thereof, polybenzoxazole
and precursors thereof, polybenzthiazole and precursors
thereof, polysulphone type resins and the like. When a
polyester film is used as a base material, aromatic
polyamide type resins are preferable due to their
interfacial adhesion as well as heat resisting
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characteristics and dimensional stability of the laminate,
and recoverability by re-dissolution. An aromatic polyamide
preferably contains repeating units represented by the
following general formula (1) and/or general formula (2) in
the form of a homopolymer or copolymer in an amount of about
50 mold, preferably about 70 mold or more:
--~-NH-Ar 1-NHCO-Ar2_C0~---
.....general formula (1)
_~-NH-Ar 3_CO-~-
.....general formula (2)
wherein Ari, Ar2, Ar3 can be those represented, for example,
by general formula (3)
\ . \ \. \ \
X
/ ~ / / ~ ~ /
\ \ \ \ /
X
/ / ~ / / \
.....general formula (3)
where X and Y are selected from -0-, -CHz-, -CO-, -SOZ-, -S-,
-C(CH3) ~ and the like, but they are not so restricted.
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Part of the hydrogen atoms on those aromatic rings can
be replaced with a halogen such as chlorine, fluorine, and
bromine (in particular, chlorine is preferable), nitro
group, an alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl and propyl (in
particular, methyl is preferable), and an alkoxy group such
as methoxy, ethoxy and propoxy, or hydrogen atoms in the
amide bonds of the polymer can be replaced with other
substituents.
In particular, a para-type aromatic polyamide, in which
the aromatic ring of the above-mentioned general formula (2)
is bonded at the para position, is present in the polymer in
an amount of about 50 mold or more, more preferably about 70
mold or more, is preferable from its heat resistance and
dimensional stability. It is preferable to use aromatic
rings with part of the hydrogen atoms replaced with a
halogen such as chlorine, fluorine and bromine (in
particularly chlorine is preferable), nitro group, or an
alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl and propyl (in particular,
methyl is preferable), and wherein alkoxy such as methoxy,
ethoxy and propoxy groups are present in an amount of about
30 mold or more, preferably about 50 mold or more of the
total, since the resulting moisture resistance and
dimensional stability under moist conditions are improved.
According to the present invention, it is desirable that the
repeating units represented by general formula (1) and/or
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general formula (2) are present in an amount of about 50
mold or more, preferably about 70 mold or more, and another
compound can be copolymerized or another polymer can be
mixed in an amount below this level.
As the main component of the laminating layer according
to the present invention, the above-mentioned heat resisting
resin is present in the laminating layer in an amount of not
less than 70 ~, preferably about 80 0, further preferably
about 90 0, and it is present particularly preferably in an
amount of about 100 ~. Various additives, resin compositions
and crosslinking agents may be present in an amount that
does not mar the effect of the present invention. They can
be added to the base material film and the laminating layer
according to the present invention. Examples thereof
include, for example, antioxidants, thermal stabilizers, W
absorbing agents, organic and inorganic particles, pigments,
dyes, antistatic additives, nucleating agents, acrylic
resins, polyester resins, urethane resins, polyolefin
resins, polycarbonate resins, alkyd resins, epoxy resins,
urea resins, phenol resins, silicone resins, rubber type
resins, wax compositions, melamine type crosslinking agents,
oxazoline type crosslinking agents, methylol or alkylol
containing urea type crosslinking agents, acrylamide,
polyamides, epoxy resins, isocyanate compounds, aziridine
compounds, various silane coupling agents, various titanate
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type coupling agents and the like.
Among these, inorganic particles such as silica,
colloidal silica, alumina, alumina sol, kaolin, talc, mica,
calcium carbonate, barium sulphate, carbon black, zeolite,
titanium oxide and metal fine powder and the like are
particularly preferable since their addition results in
improved lubricity and scratch resistance. The average
particle diameter of an inorganic particle is about 0.005 -
dun, preferably around about 0.05 - 1 Vim. The amount'of the
inorganic particles added is about 0.05 - 20 wt~, preferably
about 0.1 - 10 wt~. A dissolving aid such as lithium
chloride can be added in order to improve the solubility of
the aromatic polyamide resin in the dipolar aprotic solvent.
According to the present invention, the above-mentioned
heat resisting resin layer is directly adhered to at least
one surface of the biaxially oriented thermoplastic film
base material. Accordingly it is different from the
conventional adhesion via an adhesive agent, and no other
layer is formed at the interface between the base material
and the heat resisting resin layer during the lamination of
the heat resisting resin layer on the base material.
When the section of the laminated film is observed, the
base material and the heat resisting resin are interlaced
with each other or formed as a mixed layer thereof. Thereby
a mixed phase of the base material and the heat resisting
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resin is formed to provide adhesion of a high order of
strength.
In order to form such a structure, it is effective to
coat a heat resisting resin dissolved in a dipolar aprotic
solvent on a thermoplastic film before its crystalline
orientation has been completed. The lamination is preferably
carried out such that the adhesive force between the heat
resisting resin layer and the base material of the laminated
film thus obtained becomes about 100 g/25 mm width or more,
preferably about 200 g/25 mm width or more when measured by
the T-peel method. When its adhesive force is below about
100 g/25 mm, the laminated film may be peeled off when used
for various applications.
The Young's modulus of the laminated film of the
present invention in the machine direction and/or in the
lateral direction is about 7 GPa or more, more preferably
about 8 GPa or more. When the modulus of elasticity in the
machine direction of the film is below about 7 GPa, the film
tends to be subjected to plastic deformation by the tensile
force in the machine direction during processing or use as a
thin film. In particular, when it is used as a base film for
a magnetic recording medium such as a high capacity data
tape or small-sized or long-time video tape or the like,
deformation by the tension during recording and replaying
tends to generate a signal drift that leads to errors and
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dropouts. When the modulus of elasticity in the lateral
direction of the film is smaller than about 7 GPa, a problem
tends to occur to a base film for a magnetic recording
medium having high recording density. For example, when it
is used as a base film for a helical recording type magnetic
recording medium, if the Young's modulus in the width
direction is small and a thin film is used to achieve higher
capacity, the modulus of rigidity of the tape becomes
insufficient, which becomes a cause of lower output. When
it is used for a base film of a linear recording type
magnetic recording medium, if the Young's modulus in the
width direction is small and a thin film is used to obtain
higher capacity, the edge part of the tape tends to be
damaged during running, and therefore no recording layer may
be provided close to the edge part.
A preferred process for producing such a laminated film
will be described below, but the process of the invention is
not limited to the preferred process.
A heat resisting resin dissolved in a dipolar aprotic
solvent is coated on a thermoplastic film before its
crystalline orientation has been completed. Then it is
stretched together with the base material before the solvent
has dried. Then the solvent is evaporated and thermal
fixation is carried out to complete the crystalline
orientation of the base material. The solvent used in this
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case shall be such that most of it remains during preheating
., following the coating and prior to the stretching, and
during the stretching process, but evaporates during the
heat treatment process following the stretching. For
example, when a polyester resin is used as the base
material, the preheating and drawing temperature is
preferably about 85 - 150°C and the heat treatment
temperature is preferably about 200 - 250°C, and a solvent
having a boiling point between about 160°C and 250°C is
preferably used. As an example of such a solvent which can
dissolve a heat resisting resin such as an aromatic
polyamide, N-methyl-2-pyrolidone is particularly preferable.
The thickness of the laminating layer of the laminated film
produced in such a process cannot be particularly limited,
however, it is around 0.001 - 4 um, preferably around 0.01 -
3 um. The thickness of the base material film can be
selected appropriately for specific application but it is
about 0.5 - 500 ~,un.
The laminated film can be preferably further stretched
in the machine direction and in the lateral direction after
the evaporation of the solvent in order to improve the
strength and stiffness of the laminated film. When it is
restretched in the machine direction or in the lateral
direction, the drawing temperature is about 150 - 280°C,
preferably about 200 - 250°C, and the draw ratio is
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preferably around about 1.1 - 2.0 times. It is further
preferable that after the redrawing, a thermal treatment at
about 210 - 260°C, preferably at about 220 - 250°C is
carried out.
The laminated film produced in such a process shows
excellent interfacial adhesion and since the base material
film and the heat resisting resin layer are directly
adhered, the laminated film has valuable characteristics
that cannot be acquired with conventional thermoplastic
film, such as surface heat resistance and flatness.
Therefore these laminated films can be suitably used for
various industrial uses including an electric insulation
material, a heat transfer material, and a graphic material
as well as a magnetic material.
We will now illustrate a method of measuring the
characteristics and the method of evaluating the effects
according to the present invention.
(1) Solubility in a dipolar aprotic solvent
A laminated film was immersed in a dipolar aprotic
solvent and allowed to stand at 50°C for 24 hours, then the
dissolution of the laminating layer from the laminated film
surface was observed.
(2) Glass transition point, melting point
The base material film was separated and filtered out
from the liquid in which the laminating layer was dissolved
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in the above-mentioned paragraph (1) and the solvent of the
remaining liquid was completely evaporated and the residual
solid was subjected to measurement by DSC (differential
scanning calorimeter).
(3) Thickness of the laminating layer
A section was cut out from a laminated film and the
section was observed by transmission electron microscope and
the thickness of the laminating layer was measured. When a
mixed phase existed, the thickness including the mixed phase
was measured.
(4) Adhesion
100 crosscuts of 1 mm2 were provided on the laminating
layer of a laminated film and a Cellotape (manufactured by
Nichiban Co., Ltd.) was adhered and pressed by a rubber
roller (3 reciprocating runs at 19 N) then the Cellotape was
quickly peeled in the direction of 90 degrees and the number
of laminating layer cuts left on the laminated film were
counted. A grade of 90 or more out of 100 was evaluated as
good adhesion.
(5) Adhesive force
Polyurethane (Takelac A-385(trade-mark,manufactured by
Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd.) and Takenate A-50(trade-
mark,manufactured by Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd.) were
mixed at 6:1 by weight) dissolved in ethyl acetate was
coated on the laminating layer of the laminated film in a
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thickness (after drying) of 3 um and dried at 110°C for 1
minute, then a biaxially oriented polypropylene film of 50
~.un, having been subjected to corona discharge treatment, was
adhered on it and heat-laminated at 90°C. Then it was
subjected to heat treatment at 45°C for 70 hours and sampled
in the form of a strip having a width of 25 mm and subjected
to T-peel testing at 100 mm/min by a Tensilon type tension
testing machine, and the interfacial adhesive force of the
film was determined. When the laminating layer was not
peeled off at all, the measured value was taken as the
minimum adhesive force.
(6) Flatness
The texture of the surface of the laminated film was
observed with the eyes.
(7) Young's modulus
This measurement was performed according to the
procedure specified in ASTM-D882 usinng an Instrori type
tensile tester. The conditions for the measurement are given
below.
Measuring apparatus . automatic film strength measuring
apparatus, produced by Orientec Corporation, Model "Tensilon
AMF/RTA-100"
Sample size . width lOmm X effective specimen length 100mm
Stretching speed . 200mm/min
Measurement environment . temperature 23°C, humidity 65~RH
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The present invention will now be described by way of
examples. It should be noted, however, that the invention
defined in the appended claims is not restricted to the
examples detailed below.
<Laminating layer forming coating solution>
A para-type aromatic polyamide biaxially oriented film
(Mictron, trade-mark, manufactured by Toray Industries,
Inc.) was dissolved in N-methyl-2-pyrolidone at 60°C to give
a solid concentration of 5 ~ by weight then cooled to a
normal temperature to make a coating solution having a
viscosity of 55 poise. According to the thickness of the
laminating layer, the coating solution was appropriately
diluted with N-methyl-2-pyrolidone, and used.
Example 1
Polyethylene terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as
PET, having a limiting viscosity of 0.63 dl/g) chips
containing colloidal silica having an average particle
diameter of 0.4 um in an amount of 0.015 $ by weight, and
colloidal silica having an average particle diameter of 1.5
um in an amount of 0.005 ~ by weight were dried thoroughly
at 180°C in a vacuum, and then supplied to an extruder and
melted at 285°C and extruded through a T-slot die in the
form of a sheet. It was wound around a mirror surface cast
drum having a surface temperature of 20°C employing the
electrostatic casting method, and cooled and fixed. The
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unstretched sheet was stretched to 3.5 times in the machine
direction using a group of rolls heated to 95°C to form a
uniaxially oriented film. The laminating layer forming
coating solution (5 $ by weight solution) was coated on one
surface of the film by the die coating method to give a
final laminated layer thickness of 0.3 ~.un. Both ends of the
coated film were held by clips and the film was introduced
into a preheating zone of 100°C, then introduced into a
heating zone of 110°C and stretched in the lateral direction
3.5 times. Then it was continuously subjected to heat-
treatment in a heat-treatment zone of 230°C for 5 sees to
complete the crystalline orientation of the base material
film. The laminated film had excellent transparency and
flatness and the laminated film had a thickness of 50 dun,
the laminating layer had a thickness of 0.3 ~,un. The
interfacial adhesion was 100/100, and the adhesive force was
320 g/25 mm.
Comparative Example 1
A laminated film forming coating solution as used in
Example 1 was coated on one surface of a biaxially oriented
PET film (Lumirror T 60 (trade-mark, available from Toray
Industries, Inc.)) having a thickness of 50 Vim, to give a
final laminating layer thickness of 0.3 um and dried at
150°C for 20 minutes to give a laminated film. The adhesion
of the film was 0/100 and the adhesive force was not more
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than 10 g/25 mm.
Examples 2 and 3
Laminated films were obtained in processes analogous to
that of Example 1 except that the thickness of the
laminating layer was 0.08 um (Example 2) and 3 um (Example
3). Both of the laminated films had good flatness and
interfacial adhesion of 100/100, and the adhesive force was
280 g/25 mm (Example 2), and 380 g/25 mm (Example 3).
Example 4
A laminated film was prepared in a process analogous to
that of Example 1, except that silica particles having an
average particle diameter of 0.25 dun were added to the
laminating layer forming coating solution employed in
Example 1 in an amount of 0.5 parts by weight based on the
resin solid content, and the resulting laminateing layer
forming coating solution was used. The laminated film had
good flatness and lubricity and had good adhesion as in the
case of Example 1.
Example 5
A composite extrusion processing machine in which two
extruders were combined to extrude a laminate sheet was
used, and PET chips which were substantially free from
external particles and dried at 180°C for 4 hours in a
vacuum were supplied to one of the extruder (main extruder
used for formation of a lower lamination). PET chips
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containing colloidal silica having an average particle
diameter of 0.05 um, in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight
were thoroughly dried in a vacuum in a similar process as
described above, and supplied to the other extruder (sub
extruder used for formation of an outer layer). Two
extruders were heated to 290°C to melt the PET, then joined
together and a sub/main/sub three layer structure sheet was
extruded through a T-slot die and cooled and fixed on a
mirror surface drum by the electrostatic casting method to
form a laminate. The sheet was stretched at 85°C to 3.5
times in the machine direction to give a uniaxially oriented
film. A laminating layer forming coating solution similar to
that used in Example 1 was used to coat both surfaces of the
film in a similar manner. The coated film was stretched in
the lateral direction in a process analogous to that used in
Example 1 and subjected to heat treatment. The produced
laminated film was made of a base material film comprising
an inner PET layer of 8 um, outer PET layers of 1 um each
provided on both surfaces of the inner PET layer, and a heat
resisting resin layer of 0.3 um laminated on the both
surfaces of the base material film. The laminated film had
good flatness and lubricity, and excellent adhesion and its
interfacial adhesive force was 310 g/25 mm.
Comparative Example 2
As an adhesive layer, 100 parts by weight of Vylon 200
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(trade-mark, polyester copolymer manufactured by Toyobo Co.,
Ltd.) and 20 parts by weight of Coronate L (trade-mark,
manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd.)
dissolved in a mixed solvent of toluene and ethyl acetate
(mixed at 1:1) was coated on a biaxially oriented polyester
film (Lumirror T 60 (trade-mark, available from Toray
Industries, Inc.)) having a thickness of 50 dun, to give a
thickness after drying of 2 Vim. After it was dried, a
Mictron film (para-type aromatic polyamide film,
manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) was superposed and
laminated using a roll laminator at 150°C, a linear pressure
of 1 kg load/cm. Then it was subjected to heat treatment at
80°C for 24 hours to give a laminated film. The film was
spotted with very small bubbles and had an inferior
flatness. The adhesion was 82/100, and the adhesive force
was 95 g/25 mm.
Example 6
Polyethylene terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as
PET, having limiting viscosity of 0.63 dl/g) chips
containing colloidal silica having an average particle
diameter of 0.4 u,m in an amount of 0.015 ~ by weight, and
colloidal silica having an average particle diameter of 1.5
um in an amount of 0.005 ~ by weight were dried at 180°C in
a vacuum sufficiently then supplied to an extruder and
molten at 285°C and extruded through a T-slot die in the
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form of a sheet and wound around a mirror surface cast drum
having a surface temperature of 20°C using electrostatic
cast method and cooled and fixed. The unstretched sheet was
stretched to 3.5 times in the machine direction using a
group of rolls heated to 95°C to give a uniaxially oriented
film. The laminating layer forming coating solution (5 ~ by
weight solution) was coated on both surfaces of the film by
the die coating method to give a final layer thickness of
0.5 um respectively. Both ends of the coated film were held
by clips and the film was introduced into a preheating zone
of 100°C, then introduced into a heating zone of 110°C and
stretched in the lateral direction to 4.5 times. Then it was
continuously subjected to heat-treatment in a heat-treatment
zone of 230°C for 5 secs. The laminated film had a thickness
of 5 um, the laminating layer had a thickness of 0.5 dun
respectively, and had excellent flatness. The Young's
modulus in the lateral direction of the film was 7.5 GPa,
and the Young's modulus in the machine direction of the film
was 6.0 GPa. The interfacial adhesion was 100/100, and the
adhesive force was 310 g/25 mm.
Example 7
The film produced by the production process of Example
6 was continuously restretched by a group of rolls heated to
150°C in the machine direction to 1.2 times. The laminated
film had a thickness of 4 um, and the laminating layer had a
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thickness of 0.4 um respectively and had excellent flatness.
The Young's modulus in the lateral direction of the film was
7.0 GPa, and the Young's modulus in the machine direction of
the film was 8.0 GPa. The interfacial adhesion was 100/100
and the adhesive force was 300 g/25 mm.
Comparative example 3
A polyester film having a thickness of 4 dun was
produced in a process analogous to that of Example 6 except
that the laminating layer forming coating solution was not
coated. The laminated film forming coating solution (5 ~ by
weight solution) was coated on both surfaces of the
polyester film in a thickness of 0.5 um by die coating
process, and dried at 150°C for 20 minutes to give a
laminated film. The Young's modulus in the lateral direction
of the film was 6.0 GPa, and the Young's modulus in the
machine direction of the film was 6.5 GPa. The adhesion of
the film was 0/100 and the adhesive force was not more than
g/25 mm. We tried to restretch the film with a group of
hot rolls continuously as we did in Example 7. However,
stabilized stretching of the film could not be carried out
since the film was peeled off and broken.
